HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN
                   BENCH AT JAIPUR

              D.B. Civil Writ Petition (PIL) No. 7559/2012

Common Cause Society Ajmer
                                                                   ----Petitioner
                                    Versus
State Urban Development & Ors.
                                                                 ----Respondent

For Petitioner(s) : Shri Peush Nag For Respondent(s) : Shri M.S. Singhvi, Advocate General with Shri Raunak Singhvi, Shri Sheetanshu Sharma and Shri Vikram Singh HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD RAFIQ HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NARENDRA SINGH DHADDHA Order 20/05/2019 Shri M.S. Singhvi, learned Advocate General submits that the respondent-State has filed further compliance report today. He submits that the respondents are expecting to complete the construction of sewage line in the city of Ajmer to be released by March end. Already 11,000 connection of sewage line has been given to different houses in various colonies and their target is to give 10,000 more such connections by end of March, 2020, thus covering all the houses in the city of Ajmer in the periphery of Ana Sagar lake.

Shri Peush Nag, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the government in their letter dated 16.7.2010 had directed the Chief Executive Officer of Ajmer Municipal Corporation to start and execute the work of providing sewerage connections within two months after completing necessary formalities. He submits (Downloaded on 29/06/2019 at 02:33:34 AM) (2 of 3) [CW-7559/2012] that there are total 11 such nallahas carrying untreated sewage water, which fall in Ana Sagar Lake and the respondents during last 9 years have been able to tap only two of them whose water is now being taken to Ana Sagar sewage treatment plant and the untreated water of remaining nine of such nallahas still going in Ana Sagar lake.

Learned Advocate General submits that water of all such nallahas shall be diverted to the sewerage treated plant, which would happen with the completion of sewerage line being constructed in the various colonies. He submits that it is an ambitious project whereunder the respondents are constructing sewage line in the length of approximately 145 kms and work has been entrusted to Jawahar Lal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission, a project of Government of India, with estimated cost of Rs.112 crores, covering the various areas of Ajmer and Pushkar. 95 kms of sewerage network out of that has already been completed and 13 MLD STP at Anasagar has already been built, out of which 8 MLD (80 lacs) litre sewerage is coming through laid sewerage network to this STP.

It is also submitted that two nallahas out of eleven nallahas are terminating in Anasagar via laid sewerage network to Anasagar STP for treatment and diversion work of remaining 9 nallahas is under progress. The Nagar Nigam, Ajmer has laid 46 kms of sewerage network in Anasagar Zone in AMRUT Yojna, which will channelize the sewerage of households in areas to 13 MLD STP at Anasagar treatment plant. It is also submitted that a budgetary provision of Rs.30 crores has been kept in Smart City Project for 100% house sewerage connection in Ajmer City for which 11 zones have been created. The tender process for 3 zones (Downloaded on 29/06/2019 at 02:33:34 AM) (3 of 3) [CW-7559/2012] has also been initiated and the work order has been issued on 6.3.2019, which will take care of 10000 houses for sewerage connections.

Learned counsel for the petitioner may file his response to the aforementioned compliance report.

This Court is constrained to observe that the project for construction of sewerage line in the City of Ajmer, which started more than 10 years ago, has still not been completed, which shows the slow pace with which work of construction is being carried out.

Learned Advocate General at this stage submitted that the respondents have been trying to persuade the residents of the Ajmer City to take the sewerage connections, but many are reluctant to take connection.

If that be so, the respondents should take necessary measures with the involvement of the Pollution Control Board by disconnecting water/electricity supply of such residents under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 so as to compel them to obtain sewerage connection.

The matter to come up on 6.8.2019 to see the further compliance.

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